Crypto Slumps Alongside Trump’s Victory Odds on Polymarket as Uncertainty and Profit-Taking Rise The final stretch of the U.S. presidential election is keeping traders on their toes, with BTC and Trump Polymarket odds taking a small hit.

Tether Reports $2.5B Profit in Q3, Holds Over $100B of U.S. Treasuries The company’s flagship stablecoin USDT is the third-largest cryptocurrency with a $120 billion market capitalization.

Ellipsis Labs Raises $21M to Launch ‘Verifiable Finance Blockchain’ Atlas

Trump’s Crypto Business Slashes Fundraise Goal by 90% After Lackluster Sales Donald Trump may not see a quick payday from his crypto business World Liberty Financial after initial WLFI token sales flopped.

Industry-Funded Polls Back Crypto Message: They Have Enough Voters to Make a Splash The latest crypto election poll illustrates — according to its industry sponsor — that single-issue crypto voters exist. That’s a point the industry has been seeking to score for months, and its potential ramifications in future Washington policy discussions could run deep.

Michael Saylor Conjures Stock Market Magic With Giant Plan to Buy More Bitcoin Michael Saylor’s MicroStrategy tops Coinbase as the biggest crypto stock after revealing huge plan to buy more bitcoin (BTC).

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Returns to $72.5K in Muted Market Activity The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Oct. 31, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.

Bitcoin Rollup Citrea Aims to Make BTC a Programmable Asset With ZK Proofs, Raises $14M Series A The goal of allowing greater utility on the Bitcoin blockchain is one of almost existential importance, according to Citrea

Freed From Prison, Binance Founder CZ Gets Ovation in Dubai and Talks New Educational Venture The Binance founder received an ovation at a standing-room only appearance in Dubai.

CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: APT Falls 4%, Leading Index Lower From Wednesday Uniswap joined Aptos as an underperformer, declining 3.9%

Franklin Templeton Takes Its Tokenized Treasury Fund to Base, Becomes First Asset Manager on the Layer 2 Wall Street giant Franklin Templeton has made its $410 million OnChain U.S. Government Money Market Fund available Base in addition to Stellar, Aptos, Avalanche, Arbitrum and Polygon.

Ether Tumbles 5.8%, Leading Large Crypto Losses, With Bitcoin Sliding Below $71K Crypto-linked stocks such as MicroStrategy, Coinbase, Robinhood and bitcoin miners MARA, RIOT also suffered sizable declines.

Crypto for Advisors: Don’t Be Spooked By Crypto Instead of being scared by the nonstop nature of crypto markets, investors should see it as an exciting opportunity to grow their portfolios — especially with the help of a skilled crypto advisor who can guide you through the complexity.

BlackRock’s Entry Into Crypto Matters More Than U.S. Election, QCP Capital’s Darius Sit Says BlackRock CEO Larry Fink on CNBC means more to QCP’s founder and chief investment officer rather than presidential candidates promoting crypto.

Bitcoin Prices Take Breather as BTC ETFs Record Another Day of Monster Inflows Strong net flows into bitcoin exchange-traded funds indicate robust institutional demand as BTC dominance rise further at the expense of ether, one trader noted.

Coinbase Third-Quarter Revenue Misses Estimates; Shares Fall: Analysts The U.S. presidential election is an important short-term catalyst for Coinbase and the wider industry, and could lead to more regulatory clarity, analysts said.

Archax to Buy Spanish Broker King & Shaxson Capital Markets to Expand in Europe The completion of the acquisition is subject to regulatory approval in Spain.

Robinhood Slumps After Third-Quarter Earnings Disappoint: Analysts The company missed consensus revenue expectations, analysts said.

Coinbase Pours $25M More Into Fairshake as CEO Armstrong Says ‘We’re Not Slowing Down’

Protocol Village: Termina, SVM-as-a-Service Platform by Nitro Labs, Raises $4M in Seed Round